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whisker

[hwis-ker, wis-] / ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs- /
NOUN
facial hair
Synonyms
STRONG
bristle filament hair
NOUN
slight or narrow amount
Synonyms
STRONG
breadth fraction hair hairsbreadth tinge touch trace whiff whisper
WEAK
hair's-breath hairbreadth
Antonyms
STRONG
information lot

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Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There, after round one, the incumbent Socialist Mayor, Benoît Payan, is only a whisker ahead of RN candidate Franck Allisio.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Stocks are still within a whisker of their all-time highs.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Before that, he was third in the Kentucky Derby by a whisker while being on the receiving end of some bumping down the stretch by Sierra Leone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

She blinked through her specs and fingered her last whisker in thought.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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